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Post by darthpipes on Dec 3, 2007 18:15:47 GMT -5
Just checking WWE's official site to learn what's on tap for next month. It's a month of debuts and some of the shows will be the first edition of Raw and the first edition of ECW on TNN. The most intriguing one though is the infamous Black Saturday edition of World Championship Wrestling. This was when McMahon bought out the Brisco's shares of Georgia Championship Wrestling and took over their time slot on TBS. Fans hated it and bombed. Of course, Vince and Shane try to spin it like it was such a big hit that Ted Turner wanted a piece of the WWF.
Anyway, Black Saturday debuts on 24/7 next month.
"“Black Saturday” (World Championship Wrestling 7/14/84) – Known as “Black Saturday” to millions of wrestling fans around the South, WWE programming replaces long-running World Championship Wrestling, and the stars of the NWA, on Ted Turner’s TBS. Relive the show’s debut as Vince McMahon introduces the Superstars of the WWE, including The Iron Sheik and Jesse “The Body” Ventura, to a whole new audience."
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Post by jcdenton on Dec 3, 2007 18:18:22 GMT -5
The Spin doctors will be on overtime next month
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Post by Mitch 4:20 on Dec 4, 2007 11:35:46 GMT -5
Heh?
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Post by dsriggs on Dec 4, 2007 11:42:27 GMT -5
This: youtube.com/watch?v=NFypD9voHME...and throw in this as well: youtube.com/watch?v=sUxolrasWO0Now just imagine you turning turning on the TV to see Gordon Solie commentate on a competitive Ole Anderson match, or maybe an NWA TV Title bout but OH SHI... It's Vince McMahon bearing squash matches for your 'enjoyment'
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Post by Kash Flagg on Dec 4, 2007 20:46:49 GMT -5
Turner wanted original studio matches instead of the same matches you saw on the 18 other WWF shows at the time (I exaggerate of course). Vince tried for a short while to do it but then went back to whatever Sal Bellomo vs Hulk Hogan's duffel bag matches from MSG. They got kicked off then.
This is why I dislike the Briscos, especially the extremely less talented brown noser Jerry.
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Post by darthpipes on Dec 4, 2007 22:35:06 GMT -5
It's jarring seeing Gorilla where Tony or Crockett would be and the WWF of that time working a studio show.
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Post by "Nature Boy" Ric Moranis on Dec 4, 2007 23:36:51 GMT -5
I always wanted to catch some of that, thanks. Growing up watching the Saturday night NWA WTBS show, it's really weird hearing that same old school "World Championship Wrestling" music and the upcoming arena events flying through space, but advertising WWF cards.
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 5, 2007 8:41:37 GMT -5
I have this on DVD, they actually did some WWF matches in the TBS studio as well.
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Post by Cheeba on Dec 5, 2007 16:42:08 GMT -5
That's cool. I never knew that WWE actually held matches in the TBA studio. Talk about surreal.
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